Northwestern State kicker John Shaughnessy, a Byrd product, was named Southland Conference Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year on Tuesday.

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NATCHITOCHES - Senior kicker John Shaughnessy was named the Southland Conference Football Student-Athlete of the Year, heading a league-best group of five Demons on the 23-man 2012 Southland All-Academic Football Team announced Wednesday.

Shaughnessy, a two-year All-Southland performer, owns a 3.69 grade point average in biology/pre-med. Joining him on the team were NSU's Brant Legendre, a junior running back with a 3.36 GPA in biology; senior defensive end Wade Williams, a graduate student with a 3.67 in psychologyy; and two sophomore defensive backs, Chase Collins (3.10 in ...